Dry Bread
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Proverbs 17:1
When I think of a "dry morsel", I imagine a piece of steak, tough as leather, that provides no satisfaction to the dining experience. However, Solomon is alluding to the atmosphere vice the food being served. Have you ever tried to enjoy a dinner when the tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife vice the steak? No matter how delicious the meal, how wonderful the presentation or the level of service - a meal served with strife and anxiety is not palatable. And it doesn't just affect those in contention but everyone at the table.
Paul tells us to not let the sun go down on our anger (Ephesians 4:26). Perhaps we should modify this rule to our feelings about others and agree not to sit down to dinner with strife amongst us? It will make the driest of bread seem delicious as long as there is laughter and love being served with it.
Proverbs 17:1
When I think of a "dry morsel", I imagine a piece of steak, tough as leather, that provides no satisfaction to the dining experience. However, Solomon is alluding to the atmosphere vice the food being served. Have you ever tried to enjoy a dinner when the tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife vice the steak? No matter how delicious the meal, how wonderful the presentation or the level of service - a meal served with strife and anxiety is not palatable. And it doesn't just affect those in contention but everyone at the table.
Paul tells us to not let the sun go down on our anger (Ephesians 4:26). Perhaps we should modify this rule to our feelings about others and agree not to sit down to dinner with strife amongst us? It will make the driest of bread seem delicious as long as there is laughter and love being served with it.
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